/**
 * 
 * @author Eric Muehlberg
 *
 */

public class timer
{
	long time;
	boolean started;
	
	public timer()
	{
		time = System.currentTimeMillis();
	}
	
	/**
	 * Return time
	 */
	public long getTime()
	{
		return System.currentTimeMillis() - time;
	}
	
	/**
	 * start the timer
	 */
	public void start()
	{
		time = System.currentTimeMillis();
	}
}
